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KPVB · Platteville Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KPVB FAA PVB Elev 1,025 ft Lat 42° 41.36' N Lon 90° 26.66' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.63%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 144.9° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
33 324.9° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
07 68.1° 3,600 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.63%
25 248.1° 3,600 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.63%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 133.950
  • RDO GREEN BAY RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KPVB on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 13 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwy 07, 15, 25 and 33; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwy 07, 15, 25 and 33; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwy 07, 15, 25 and 33; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 15 and 33; PAPI Rwy 07, 15, 25 and 33; MIRL Rwy 07–25 and 15–33—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1500–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (13 sentences)
  • ·WISCONSIN 381 PLATTEVILLE MUNI (PVB)(KPVB) 3 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N42º41.36´ W90º26.66´ 1025 B NOTAM FILE GRB RWY 15–33: H4000X75 (ASPH) S–30, D–35 MIRL RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·RWY 07–25: H3600X75 (ASPH) S–30, D–35 MIRL 0.8% up NE RWY 07: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·RWY 25: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 15–33 preset to low SS–SR, to incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 608-348-3582
  • ·AWOS–3 120.575 (608) 348–3637.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·DUBUQUE (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.8 DBQ Chan 105 N42º24.09´ W90º42.54´ 030º 20.9 NM to fld. 1051/4E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 119º–129º byd 28 NM blo 3,100´ 170º–265º blo 17,500´ DME unusable: 171º–199º VOR unusable: 021º–028º byd 40 NM 064º–073º byd 40 NM 107º–117º byd 40 NM 199º–218º byd 40 NM 325º–335º byd 40 NM POBER N43º52.43´ W88º33.46´ NOTAM FILE OSH.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 395 OS 003º 6.6 NM to Wittman Rgnl. 852/3W.
  • ·CHICAGO L–28G IAP CHICAGO EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 20,550 ops in 2015

2024 total

20,550

10-yr total

205,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

4.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=5

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-04-08 PPHU EKOLOT KR-030 TOPAZ · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2015-09-21 Cessna 421B · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-09-03 Hedeman Tailwind W8 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1988-07-11 HUNTLEY CHALLENGER II · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1986-05-27 Cessna 182P · Other · day →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 16 nm
James Orlow Notstad Madison WI 51 nm
Christopher Timothy Anderson Janesville WI 63 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 64 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 64 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Rockford IL 66 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Bettendorf IA 67 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 68 nm
Fred A Sweet Poplar Grove IL 74 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 75 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Ryan Patrick Hagen Platteville WI 3 nm
Brett Francis Holt Cuba City WI 5 nm
Carmen William Rigdon Cuba City WI 5 nm
Alaine Renee Beinborn Belmont WI 6 nm
William Karl Rigdon Hazel Green WI 9 nm
Britt Berner Solverson Hazel Green WI 9 nm
Nolan Ralph Schneider Hazel Green WI 9 nm
Joshua Michael Kieler Hazel Green WI 9 nm
Richard David Jinkins Rewey WI 9 nm
Christopher Richard Price Shullsburg WI 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Donald Dale Knoblich Cuba City WI 5 nm
Roger Eldon Arensdorff Cuba City WI 5 nm
Joshua Michael Kieler Hazel Green WI 9 nm
Richard David Jinkins Rewey WI 9 nm
Christopher Richard Price Shullsburg WI 12 nm
David Michael Farningham Shullsburg WI 12 nm
Donald Joseph David Potosi WI 12 nm
John Floyd Klaas Livingston WI 13 nm
Stephen Craig Ricke East Dubuque IL 15 nm
Robert Patrick Lopes Lancaster WI 15 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 67 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 91 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 99 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 99 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 108 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 109 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 111 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 111 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 113 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 113 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.